In order to stay competitive and fill a $2 million budget gap, LSU athletic director Joe Alleva will ask the school's Board of Supervisors for permission to increase some Tradition Fund payments for football season ticket holders beginning in 2014 and a flexible pricing plan that would allow different prices for games depending on the opponent at its meeting Friday, (Dec. 13).

Mark Ewing, CFO for the athletic department, said Thursday that the ticket price increases would raise nearly $2 million, which will fill the department’s budget gap due to lost revenues in the Tradition Fund.

The increases, which have been factored in the athletic department’s $101.5 million operating budget for the current fiscal year, will also help prevent delaying projects and decreasing staff, Ewing said.

Overall, seat donations and ticket funds make up $59 million of the department’s budget, while parking brings in $2.9 million.

This is the first proposed increase since 2010.

Alleva’s proposal calls for a six percent increase in season-ticket pricing from the previous season. Under the proposal, season-tickets will be $425 next year, a $25 increase from the previous season. Sections in Tiger Stadium, however, have Tradition Fund levels, which will range from $210 to $1,025.

Ewing said the department is also proposing decreases in ticket prices. Those looking to purchase season-tickets in the 600-level upper deck seats, will see their prices drop from $400 to $360. Among the upper deck seats, there will be 5,000 seats that won’t have a tradition fund tied to it, Ewing said.

Student season tickets prices will remain the same at $84 for general admission and $126 for reserved seats.

The proposal also calls for increases to the Tradition Fund for reserved parking on campus for cars and RVs.

The parking increases range from $100 to $1,000, the latter being those prime spaces for RVs, which take up five vehicle sports, right outside Tiger Stadium. However, 49 percent of the parking prices will remain at its current level. It's the first increase in reserved parking since 2007.

Alleva is also seeking a hike in the Tradition Fund donation for baseball season ticket holders and parking to be implemented for the 2015 baseball season. Tradition Fund increases range from $25 to $100.